The Ruling on Giving Zakah and Sadaqah to Sanitation Workers Who Beg
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Question:
The questioner says: We often see sanitation workers begging in the streets and neglecting their work, even though the state guarantees their salaries. Is it permissible to give them sadaqah or zakah?
Answer:
Yes, if they are poor and their salaries do not suffice for them, they are given from the zakah. If they are poor Muslims and their salaries do not suffice for them—and the common case is that they do not suffice—they are given. And the questioner has the right to be given. Yes.
The questioner says: We often see sanitation workers begging in the streets and neglecting their work, even though the state guarantees their salaries. Is it permissible to give them sadaqah or zakah?
Answer:
Yes, if they are poor and their salaries do not suffice for them, they are given from the zakah. If they are poor Muslims and their salaries do not suffice for them—and the common case is that they do not suffice—they are given. And the questioner has the right to be given. Yes.
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مجالس رمضان 1430هـ - 05 — alfawzan.live (37:19)
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